noun
- the act of absolving or freeing from guilt, blame, or obligation; acquittal or exoneration
Usage: archaic or legal; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The court granted assoilment to the defendant after new evidence proved his innocence.
- She sought assoilment from the charges that had haunted her reputation for years.
- The priest offered assoilment to those who confessed their sins.
- His assoilment came too late to restore his standing in the community.
- The judge's declaration of assoilment cleared his name completely.